William Cullen Bryant High School
4810 31st Ave
Astoria NY, 11103, Queens County
Phone: 718-721-5404
Ranking:
(765 out of 989, bottom 23%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 146 | 137 | 152 | 155 | 161 | 171 | 183 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,615 | 2,764 | 2,944 | 3,019 | 3,098 | 3,111 | 3,172 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 776 | 29.7% | 742 | 26.8% | 904 | 30.7% | 1,016 | 33.7% | 959 | 31.0% | 935 | 30.1% | 945 | 29.8% |
Grade 10: | 747 | 28.6% | 823 | 29.8% | 855 | 29.0% | 860 | 28.5% | 818 | 26.4% | 823 | 26.5% | 879 | 27.7% |
Grade 11: | 485 | 18.5% | 610 | 22.1% | 569 | 19.3% | 571 | 18.9% | 521 | 16.8% | 557 | 17.9% | 579 | 18.3% |
Grade 12: | 592 | 22.6% | 571 | 20.7% | 608 | 20.7% | 564 | 18.7% | 554 | 17.9% | 575 | 18.5% | 547 | 17.2% |
Ungraded: | 15 | 0.6% | 18 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.3% | 246 | 7.9% | 221 | 7.1% | 222 | 7.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,470 | 56.2% | 1,522 | 55.1% | 1,581 | 53.7% | 1,582 | 52.4% | 1,592 | 51.4% | 1,648 | 53.0% | 1,696 | 53.5% |
Female: | 1,145 | 43.8% | 1,242 | 44.9% | 1,363 | 46.3% | 1,437 | 47.6% | 1,498 | 48.4% | 1,455 | 46.8% | 1,472 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 14 | 0.5% | 17 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.4% | 11 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 706 | 27.0% | 749 | 27.1% | 848 | 28.8% | 817 | 27.1% | 826 | 26.7% | 837 | 26.9% | 841 | 26.5% |
Hispanic: | 1,297 | 49.6% | 1,358 | 49.1% | 1,436 | 48.8% | 1,512 | 50.1% | 1,554 | 50.2% | 1,538 | 49.4% | 1,535 | 48.4% |
Black: | 172 | 6.6% | 173 | 6.3% | 216 | 7.3% | 242 | 8.0% | 260 | 8.4% | 256 | 8.2% | 303 | 9.6% |
White: | 424 | 16.2% | 446 | 16.1% | 426 | 14.5% | 437 | 14.5% | 453 | 14.6% | 474 | 15.2% | 488 | 15.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,635 | 62.5% | 241 | 8.7% | 1,665 | 56.6% | 1,017 | 33.7% | NA | NA | 1,997 | 64.2% | 787 | 24.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 7.8% | 52 | 1.9% | 218 | 7.4% | 40 | 1.3% | NA | NA | 320 | 10.3% | 64 | 2.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.91 | 20.17 | 19.37 | 19.46 | 19.24 | 18.20 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 43% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 71% | 50% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 68% | 53% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 70% | 52% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 61% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 60% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 85% | 67% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 65% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 70% | 59% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 68% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 81% | 65% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 58% | 63% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 71% | 67% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 73% | 68% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 63% | 61% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 69% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 73% | 69% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 66% | 70% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 60% | 67% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 62% | 68% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 61% | 70% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 69% | 75% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 73% | 74% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 71% | 72% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 76% | 77% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 77% | 79% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 77% | 75% | 82% |
2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 95% | 89% | 97% |
2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 97% |
2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 98% |
2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93% | 97% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 96% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 87% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 83% | 89% | 95% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 74% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 91% | 67% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 70% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 70% | 75% |
2005 | German | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 97% |
2008 | German | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2010 | German | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 97% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 48% | 58% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 48% | 58% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 49% | 56% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 49% | 58% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 54% | 60% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 59% | 59% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 56% | 60% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 61% | 63% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 67% | 71% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 71% | 75% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 72% | 76% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 71% | 73% | 72% |
2005 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 97% |
2006 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 99% | 98% |
2008 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 87% | 93% | 97% |
2009 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
2010 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 98% |
2011 | Italian | End of course | % met std | 95% | 98% | 98% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 59% | 63% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 60% | 68% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 66% | 68% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 59% | 64% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 67% | 70% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 67% | 71% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 71% | 75% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 69% | 72% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 79% | 74% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 73% | 75% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 69% | 73% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 57% | 61% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 69% | 49% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 74% | 42% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 63% | 46% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 52% | 48% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 56% | 48% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 42% | 36% | 61% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 69% | 65% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 75% | 62% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 80% | 67% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 74% | 66% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 73% | 61% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 77% | 65% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 76% | 73% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 70% | 68% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 97% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 98% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 57% | 67% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 59% | 70% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 58% | 73% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 69% | 77% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 61% | 70% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 70% | 74% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 71% | 76% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 64% | 71% | 79% |
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* William Cullen Bryant High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.